Subject Matter Quotes

195 Subject Matter quotes by 168 unique authors

Economics seeks to be a science. Science is supposed to be objective and it is difficult to be scientific when the subject matter, the participant… — George Soros
I am a successful lecturer in physics for popular audiences. The real entertainment gimmick is the excitement, drama and mystery of the subject matter. People… — Richard P. Feynman
We would sift through every inch of what it was that worked, or if it didn't, and wonder what was effective in it, in terms… — Helen Frankenthaler
The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter… — Jim Dine
I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers. Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer… — Ida Lupino
Packs a Huge Emotional Punch! Graceful Writing, Great Acting, Exquisite Direction, Suspense, Profound Subject Matter and It Rocks! — Rex Reed
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time - none, zero.… — Charlie Munger
I think of painting without subject matter as music without words. — Kenneth Noland
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often… — Anne Tyler
Abstract understanding doesn't mean arbitrary sloshing and messing. Abstract art is controlled visual magic based on laws and methodology. Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and… — Robert Genn
The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really. — Lucian
My subject matter was a genuine sort of experience that came out of my life, particularly the American world in which I was privileged to… — Wayne Thiebaud
The photographer Ruth Bernhard used to tell me that this is like asking somebody how they evolved their signature. It is not something I've ever… — Michael Kenna
Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story I had to… — Laura Hillenbrand
I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf — Laura Hillenbrand
It would be a serious oversight to limit our understanding of the impact of theology to strictly religious art, and overlook its pervasive role in… — John Walford
. . . What role does historiography play in the way a society and culture "remembers" past events? Does the historian have a moral or… — Unknown Author
Subject matter must be normal in the sense that it does not appear sought after so much as simply happening to one. — Fairfield Porter
The full weight and mystery of your art rests upon your relationship to your subject matter. — Keith Carter
I would go to sketch groups and draw. I really enjoyed the subject matter, but I wasn't good at it. — Jack Prelutsky
There are basically only two subject matters in all Western culture: sex and death. We do have some ability to manipulate sex nowadays. We have… — Peter Greenaway
Song: Heloise and Abelard by Elizabeth Devlin. Beyond the a propros subject matter, this lady can really play the Autoharp. This song sounds like something… — Lauren Groff
Faith is not a refuge from reality. It is a demand that we face reality ... The true subject matter of religion is not our… — Evelyn Underhill
It is my dream to create an art which is filled with balance, purity and calmness, freed from a subject matter that is disconcerting or… — Henri Matisse
It's the subject matter that counts. I'm interested in revealing the subject in a new way to intensify it. A photo is able to capture… — Harry Callahan

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